Hinduism Flashcards
Indus Civilisation.
People who lived on the River Indus.
River Ganges.
The river Indus people spread to.
Shruti texts.
That which has been heard.
Smirti texts.
That which has been remembered.
Brahman.
The Hindu God.
Aum symbol.
The symbol that symbolises Brahman.
Monotheism.
A religion believing in only one God.
Nirguna-Brahman.
A God without form.
Saguna-Brahman.
God with form.
Deities.
Different forms of Brahman.
Bhagavan.
The supreme being.
Antaryami.
The God within.
Ganesha.
God who guards and God of luck.
Hanuman.
The monkey warrior and patron of soldiers.
Paravati.
The example of perfect motherhood and Goddess of marriage.
Saraswati.
The Goddess of learning and the Goddess of music.
Lakshmi.
Symbolises beauty and prosperity.
The tri-murti.
The 3 Images.
Brahma.
The creator of all.
Shiva.
The destroyer of all.
Maya.
The concept that the material world is an illusion.
Ascetic.
Someone who detaches themself from worry to focus on God.
Shaivism.
The branch of Hinduism that worships Shiva.
Vishnu.
God of righteousness.
Vaishnavism.
The branch of Hinduism that worships Vishnu.
Avatar.
A form of a deity.
Dharma.
Virtue.
Adharma.
Evil.
Rama.
An avatar of Vishnu, he is deity of warriors.
The Ramayana.
The book where the story of Rama and Sita appears.
Ravana.
A 20 arm and 10 headed daemon.
Sita.
Rama’s wife.
Krishna.
Another avatar of Vishnu, Goddess of love and compassion.
The Kuruksherta war.
The war that Krishna intervened in.
The 4 aims of Hindu life.
Moksha, Artha, Kama and Dharma.
Artha.
Earning an honest living.
Kama.
Enjoying life responsibly and having a positive outlook.
Moksha.
The Atman being freed and joining with Brahman.
Santana dharma.
Dharma that applies to all.
Varnashrama dharma.
You dharma dependent upon your stage in life.
Varna.
The Hindu divisions of society.
Free will.
How you choose to live is entirely down to you.
The 6 personal virtues.
Ahimsa, love, humility, control, empathy and respect.
Ahimsa.
Non-violence towards any living creature.
Atman.
The eternal self or soul.
Transmigration.
When the Atman moves from one body to another.
Samsara cycle.
The cycle of birth, death and rebirth.
The law of karma.
If you have good karma you will have a good rebirth, if you have bad karma you will not have a good rebirth.
Reincarnation/rebirth.
The Atman taking on a new body.
Punya.
Actions that lead to good karma.
Papa.
Actions that lead to bad karma.
Prakriti.
Matter.
Purusa.
Spirit.
Jiva.
Any living thing with Atman.
Cosmology.
Ideas about the universe and time.
The cycle of 4 ages.
The 4 stages the universe goes through.
Yuga.
A stage of the cycle.
Golden yuga.
The best yuga.
Silver yuga.
A slightly worse yuga.
Copper yuga.
The penultimate yuga.
Iron yuga.
The worst yuga.
Kalki.
The destructive avatar of Vishnu.
Tri-guna.
The 3 stages of matter.
